SYLLABUS Cambridge International AS and A Level Computing 9691 For examination in June and November 2014 University of Cambridge International Examinations retains the copyright on all its publications. Registered Centres are permitted to copy material from this booklet for their own internal use. However‚ we cannot give permission to Centres to photocopy any material that is acknowledged to a third party even for internal use within a Centre. © University of Cambridge International Examinations
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Effects of computers on education Computers are a big factor to education because it is helping teachers‚ students and parents communicate. Computers can be used if you are doing an assignment at home or if you are being tutored online. Computers can be used to access the internet and the internet can be used to chat about school‚ work or any other educational purposes. Chatting is a good way to learn because you can ask questions online on things you do not know. It has been proven that computer-assisted
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Effects of Using Computers As the world is developing rapidly‚ people rely more and more on science and technology. When they define the concept of science and technology‚ “most people today think of silicon chips‚ iPods‚ high-definition TVs‚ and visual cell phones” (Wilson 320). Among those high-tech inventions‚ cars and cell phones are two scientific inventions that mostly affect people’s lives. For example‚ they can get to the destination faster or simply make a phone call to talk instead of
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happening everywhere‚ especially in university academic writing. Whether the student plagiarizes consciously or unconsciously‚ both are forms of academic dishonesty. While people after discuss whose fault it is‚ when a student plagiarized it becomes a controversial issue. In “The Shadow Scholar” Ed Dante argues that the cause of plagiarism is the college’s academic system. However‚ some people would argue that the problem should be focused on students. In my opinion‚ Dante’s argument has some good
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spending they time with their studies‚ families their spending their time in the computer. I know the study case is all about the exposure of computer to the student in every level like kindergarten‚ elementary‚ secondary level‚ college level. Nowadays the computer is used in the house and school. But many arguments the advantages and disadvantages of the computer games that are expose to the new generation now. But according to (Soukalo‚ Okada‚ & Takada‚ 1997) computer games also improve logical thinking
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2 Fundamentals of Computer Systems You need to be able to: (a) define a computer system (b) describe the importance of computer systems in the modern world (c) explain the need for reliability in computer systems (d) explain the need for adherence to suitable professional standards in the development‚ use and maintenance of computer systems (e) explain the importance of ethical‚ environmental and legal considerations when creating computer systems. What is a computer system? At its very basic
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PURPOSE OF THE STUDY The purpose of the study is to investigate the impact of the parents’ social status or class on the academic performance of the pupils. Therefore‚ the objectives of the study are: i. To find out whether there is any relationship between pupils academic performance and parent’s economic background and the extent to which socio-economic status of parent can influence the academic performance of pupils. ii. To investigate the effect of socio-economic background on the academic performance
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institution‚ success is measured by academic performance. Students were exposed to established a foundation and to meet the standards of school set-up. With that‚ education is the road to success in the working world. Much effort must be made to identify‚ track and encourage the progress of students in schools. Involvement in school’s extra-curricular activities‚ is one of the students way to develop and enhance their skills. Activities performed by the students’ in which relevant to their chosen
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Internet effects on students Since the last 30 years‚ there have been many technological changes and development. During that period‚ computer and internet are among the fastest developed technologies. But in that particular period‚ there have been similar dawns. Films‚ radio‚ records‚ broadcast television‚ audiotape‚ videotape‚ programmed learning machines‚ etc. These changes of technologies have also affected our learning institutions such as school‚ college and universities. In fact the impact
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HISTORY: The scientific study of media effects has led researchers down the road of video game effects. From both a social and psychological standpoint‚ video games have the ability to influence their players both on implicit and explicit levels. The popularity of video and computer games has grown exponentially in recent years‚ yet empirical research is still relatively limited when compared to the study of other media.[1] In 1982‚ the U.S. Surgeon General lamented the lack of such evidence (Selnow
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